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• The Hanging Basket Journals - and Then There Were Two

  

  I have been experimenting with hanging baskets this year, not words I ever thought I would say.... I started with the Spring hanging basket, a joy of... Read more

  Posted on 12 July 2020 GARDENING, HOME

• Tree Following July 2020 - the Quince Count Commences

  

  It is with great delight that I announce the Quince Count 2020 - last year there was no quince count but in 2018 the first quince count took place. Just... Read more

  Posted on 09 July 2020 GARDENING, HOME

• Book Review - The Gardeners Book of Patterns by Jack Wallington

  

  Regular readers may recall that back in November 2019 I reviewed Jack Wallington's book 'Wild About Weeds'. I liked this book a lot and I enjoy how Jack writes... Read more

  Posted on 07 July 2020 GARDENING, HOME

• The One Where I Am Not at RHS Hampton Court Garden Festival

  

  This forthcoming week I will not be at RHS Hampton Court Garden Festival, which is a double sadness as it was postponed until September and then cancelled... Read more

  Posted on 05 July 2020 GARDENING, HOME

• End of Month Review June 2020

  

  June finds us three months into lockdown and I'd hoped things were starting to ease. I have had a trip out to a nursery and I 'd hoped to be resuming garden... Read more

  Posted on 01 July 2020 GARDENING, HOME

• The Questions - Jane Moore Author of Planting for Butterflies

  

  Like many gardeners I take great joy in seeing butterflies, moths and other pollinators enjoying my garden. This year in particular since taking delivery of a... Read more

  Posted on 30 June 2020 GARDENING, HOME

• The Veg Diaries - Flaming June

  

  June has been a bit of a month in the veg garden. Things have been progressing fast and it is now getting very exciting. This is an aubergine flower. I have... Read more

  Posted on 28 June 2020 GARDENING, HOME

• The Gingko's Third Life

  

  I cannot remember when I bought this tree, it could well be twenty years ago as it was several years before I moved into this house. In my previous house this... Read more

  Posted on 24 June 2020 GARDENING, HOME

• Product Highlights: Bite Away, Bottle Farm and a Northern Sky Design Rainbow

  

  I have three things I thought I would like to share with you that you might find of interest. I have been sent a 'bite away' to review. Full disclosure as... Read more

  Posted on 23 June 2020 GARDENING, HOME

• A Plant Buying Trip to Fibrex Nurseries

  

  It is almost three months to the day since I last had a day out. I have been for walks and I have been going to the local Co-op which might have become the... Read more

  Posted on 21 June 2020 GARDENING, HOME

• An Online Celebration: Gardeners World Live

  

  In this year of cancellations, this week I am not at Gardeners World Live, which is a shame as I have in the past couple of years rekindled my love for this... Read more

  Posted on 18 June 2020 GARDENING, HOME

• A Nottingham Catchfly

  

  A few weeks ago my daughter sent me a message to say that she was taking part in a project to grow the Nottingham Catchfly plant. This plant is so-named as it... Read more

  Posted on 14 June 2020 GARDENING, HOME

• Not at Chatsworth Flower Show

  

  My calendar is mocking me, it is full of all the events I am not going to this year. Each month I turn another page and there are the days blocked out, marked... Read more

  Posted on 10 June 2020 GARDENING, HOME

• Review - Plants for All Seasons

  

  I was recently contacted by the nice people at plantsforallseasons.co.uk to see if I would like to receive some of their plants. I have to be transparent and... Read more

  Posted on 09 June 2020 GARDENING, HOME

• Tree Following June 2020 - Watching the Quincelets

  

  When I wrote the Tree following post for May we had just had some late frosts. These frosts caused quite a lot of damage in the garden though superficially th... Read more

  Posted on 07 June 2020 GARDENING, HOME

• Its All About the Bees

  

  Do you remember last year when times were simpler and none of our worries contained the prospect of spending months in lockdown? Simpler times..... Well... Read more

  Posted on 03 June 2020 GARDENING, HOME

• Book Review: Diary of a Young Naturalist by Dara McAnulty

  

  I have bought books from Little Toller Books in the past and I enjoy that they are a small independent publisher who offer an eclectic range of books. I... Read more

  Posted on 02 June 2020 GARDENING, HOME

• End of Month Review - May 2020

  

  This May has been one of the driest and warmest on record. This has been somewhat lovely in many ways but also worrying as the garden is now very dry. We... Read more

  Posted on 31 May 2020 GARDENING, HOME

• The Veg Diaries - Ok Boys, Its Time to Move Outside

  

  Finally, finally the frosts have finished. Phew! That late frost in May caused me serious worry. Now it is all systems go and my veg patch has moved onwards... Read more

  Posted on 28 May 2020 GARDENING, HOME

• The Questions - Michael Holland FLS

  

  A few weeks ago, you may recall, I reviewed 'I Ate Sunshine for Breakfast' written by Michael Holland and it was a book I really enjoyed. Michael is an... Read more

  Posted on 26 May 2020 GARDENING, HOME